Early B1 Build, Eurospec Passat L

Now a little back story on My New rides history, or at least how it was passed down to me through the owner/s

I saw an ad on craigslist in Jan of 2011 for a 1973 VW Passat. I did a bit of research and came to find that the 1973 wasn't available in the US. Not until 1974 did the Passat come over, but rebadged as a Dasher. This information peaked my interest so eventually some time in February i went and looked at the car. The original owner was stationed overseas in germany at the time that he purchased the passat and when he came back home he imported it over here. And thats how a eurospec B1 came to be in the states. Only 62,000km original miles on the clock. and Registered in Ohio (State i'm in, no inspection for instate transfers ) The owner got it running for me off some ether and a jump box. Ultimately i passed on the car cause i just didn't think i could fix the rust issues that were present and i thought of the possibility of other hidden rust. Well about 2 months ago i had an itch to look for some another car since i was in the midst of selling my mk4 golf and my mk3 cabrio was good enough to drive as a daily. Lo and behold i get on thesamba.org and do a search for early watercooled vehicles and up pops the same car i had looked at almost 2 years ago. I get in contact with the new owner and messages back and forth we come to an agreement and now here i am with quite a project. PO had replaced the coil, throttle cable and fixed a birds nest of wires left from the neglectful first owner. Definitely something you don't see often and many parts are similar on the B1 and Mk1 and Mk1 Sciroccos. I hope you guys enjoy the pics and can give me some help on bringing it back to a much more presentable rendition.

The "Vin" number stamped on the firewall leads me to believe that this is actually a 1975 Passat even though the title does in fact say 1973. anyone have any more info on Vehicle identification by numbers on the firewall please let me know.

B1 Volkswagen Passat L 4speed ManualThe "Vin" number stamped on the firewall leads me to believe that this is actually a 1975 Passat even though the title does in fact say 1973. anyone have any more info on Vehicle identification by numbers on the firewall please let me know.

Post up the VIN?

I am not 100% sure, but while production of the Passat began in calendar year 1973, it may have been a 1974 model year (usually anything produced starting around July or August of a calendar year usually is the next year's model year). If you look at various pics of VWs on the 'net and you find one of these with the "1973" plate that VW often affixes to their cars, that year is the calendar year it was produced, not the model year. So I'm not entirely sure a MY1973 Passat existed, in which case 1975 makes more sense.

Anything else on the car like a plate that gives the month and year it was produced?

I just don't get if why it would be a 73 on the title. And yes there was a 1973 passat in Europe where this came from. But
74 was first year they had em in the United States. It may just be a DMV error

The delay might be due to the transit? My B1 was built in 79 but complianced in 1980 due to transit time.

I hope you know someone very skilled in the art of welding as I have seen photos of the underside of that car and rust has taken out a lot of it. That car may well be better off as a panel donor for another car.

The delay might be due to the transit? My B1 was built in 79 but complianced in 1980 due to transit time.

I hope you know someone very skilled in the art of welding as I have seen photos of the underside of that car and rust has taken out a lot of it. That car may well be better off as a panel donor for another car.

Yeah really not a lot of info on vin decoding. But yeah I've seen the same pics on I think your website, vwdasher.net. Frank? I can weld ill be doing most of the work myself. If I need a hand I have a few friends who will be very helpful if I run into anything I can't handle.

Yeah really not a lot of info on vin decoding. But yeah I've seen the same pics on I think your website, vwdasher.net. Frank? I can weld ill be doing most of the work myself. If I need a hand I have a few friends who will be very helpful if I run into anything I can't handle.

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vwdasher.com not .net

You should chase down another car as a chassis donor, as the rot has taken out a lot of essential metal. There are several layers of metal pressed together along the floor and that's MIA in your car. It's a really big job.

You should chase down another car as a chassis donor, as the rot has taken out a lot of essential metal. There are several layers of metal pressed together along the floor and that's MIA in your car. It's a really big job.

i've located new floor pans so i'm going to work on that lead for now and see where it goes. i'll keep you all updated.

Good luck on the build!!Wish i could have started and finish it but you know my situation!!

Thanks man I think I'm making good progress so far. Everything is out its a bare shell inside. Just assessing what work needs done and going to go from there. It's running kind of crappy lately but I'm thinking like you said I need to empty that tank and check all the fuel lines for blockage

Got a full quarter panel stripped of the primer. I like the yellow (L20A) more and more as its revealed.

And here is the state of the front floor pans. They aren't perfect but still very solid. The riveted in panels on the edges are holding on great. If I can get the motor and the trans out I'd like to do a diy rotisserie and weld reinforcement on the bottom and coat the underneath with a rust inhibiting coating.

Any good sources for getting a modern replacement but still vintage looking blaupunkt radios?